🦋 Family

Ephemeridae

5 species · Animals

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Ephemeroptera › Ephemeridae

Hexagenia bilineata is a mayfly native to the Upper Mississippi Valley with variable generation times.

Hexagenia limbata is the most widespread North American mayfly, known for its large, synchronized seasonal hatches.

Pentagenia vittigera is a riverbed-burrowing mayfly in the Palingeniidae family found in North America.

Ephemera danica is a short-lived European mayfly that is common in Britain and is a food source for many aquatic and aerial predators.

Ephemera vulgata is a declining mayfly species found across most of Europe, living in slow rivers and still waters.

Related Families

Heptageniidae 7 species Baetidae 3 species Isonychiidae 1 species Potamanthidae 1 species

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